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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Moving along smoothly...I think it's the full moon! I'm on my last 2 dolls of the "lullaby League" Fairys from the wizard of OZ! I'm working on these dolls for the ART-IS retreat 2010. I completed the first doll...but the other two dolls that I origally started for this threesome...did not look like "lullabye Leaguers"!! haha But I think these two will be perfect. Sometimes I cant tell untill after I paint and Wig them....sometimes they Just want to be something else....

I also have completed four other head/bodices of Munchkin Fairies that will be part of this "Series".

On the top Picture..I have sanded one of the faces..and the other one needs to be sanded. You can see the big difference, that sanding the paperclay makes.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

WHEW! I did it! Finished my brother Scott's "Daddy Doll" on Christmas eve...by the skin of my teeth!! But I was very happy with the finished doll....When i picked it up...it was soft and cuddly and the picture I used of my dad from his childhood really came to Life!. This doll is a symbol of the Love my dad gave to all of his children. He worked so hard, and yet he "played" with us and all of the neighborhood kids loved...JOE! He was always funny...even in church...when the collection basket came around, and he had to give each of us four kids a quarter...he'd give us funny things to make us laugh in church...a nail clipper, a nickle that squirted water...One time he found a tiny inch worm dancing on this ladies perfectly coiffed Behive hairdo in the pew in front of us..They are some of my best memories!!! haha!

His clothes are made from Velvet fabric that came from Elizabeth Taylor's seamstress' "stash". (my dad loved that actress), given to my by my friend Tery. I had to cut around the Gold embroidered name...but the velvet is exquisite..feels so soft! and his boots are made from thin leather with tiny buckles and clay soles. His little scarf is made out of Fabric that says...When this you see, Remember Me!"

He has a beautiful vintage metal heart bead hanging from his shirt...because he was "ALL About Love and Compassion" ....Always!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

I attended the Neptune Christmas meeting, and with my camera in my pocketbook...I didnt take one picture!!!! You get so excited to see everyone and hear about what everyone is CREATING...before you know it...its time to leave...and you forget you even have a camera with you!

So, these are pictures I took of my ornament that i made, and my good friend heather received, a tiny chair. I used an EPB pattern book called "A chaititable affair!" and then I minimized the pattern and put my own "twist" to it. The tiny heart pillow was created with a heart stamp on fabric and sewing and stuffing!

And I received a "Special" ornament from my good friend Stephanie...She is the beautiful Vintage looking angel. I just love the felt backing and the vintage laces used!

And last but not least, I received a birthday present from my good friend Tery....the coolest little embossing machine! Its new by sizzix...love that it looks like a pocketbook!! and I also got a pair odf Beautiful leaopard gloves!!!! Love them!

Every ornament that was given was beautiful and unique...and I'm mad at myself for not taking pictures!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

TIME is getting "Tinier and Tinier" as christmas is gaining! I'm going to have to start baking cookies this week or the kids are going to get really mad! So i'm just trying to finish these 3 Tiny dolls, along with an Ornament for an exchange at the neptune Meeting, and finishing My brothers "Dad doll" for his christmas Present ! TodayI didnt feel too good...sore throat and achey...so i was able to lollygag around in the shop in my pajamas...and I completed one doll, "The lullabye League" doll....and i put together ideas for the other two...the blue doll will have a Bird"s Nest hat, and The other doll looks kind of "Christmasy!" in Red.

For Lullaby league, I made a lot of tiny flowers from polymer with my tiny lilac cutters, and the color looked horrible pink when done...so i used my "NEW FAVORITE" color from Americana paint (99 cents!!! ha!) Melon, and this beautiful liquid gold leaf paint...I love what the flowers transformed to...i didnt even glaze them because they looked cool vintage after I painted them and wiped them a little with a paper towel...

About Me

So this Dollmaking journey continues with my Passion for sculpting in paperclay...and embellishing with every kind of Media that I can get my hands on! I Teach Sculpting paper clay dolls and embellishing in Mixed Medias.